Wind Power Museum Shows Way to Sustainable Future

One of the key sources of renewable energy being developed today is wind power, utilizing giant turbines to generate electricity. These work best in windy places like the U.S. Great Plains, that stretch from west Texas in the south to the Dakotas in the north. Wind power is nothing new in this region, where wind-mills have long played an important role in pumping water from underground aquifers and in milling grain. The story of wind power is told at the American Wind Power Center and Museum in Lubbock, Texas, where VOA's Greg Flakus prepared this report.

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